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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rome's first attempt to conquer Britain can be described as __________.

2. Of the following, which power did the Roman emperor NOT possess?

3. Tacitus felt what lesson was the hardest to remember in philosophy?

4. How did the British help the Romans succeed in conquering more regions?

5. Despite a quiet retirement, why did many ask Agricola to return to duty?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the promotion to patrician by Vespasian help Agricola? Tacitus believed Agricola strove for what in his career?

2. How did Tacitus show bits of Roman life in "The Germania?"

3. Who was Cartimandua and how was she significant in British and Roman history?

4. Tacitus believed what was the general custom concerning the dead in Germany?

5. Describe the Germans judicial system as Tacitus understood it.

6. Compare the role of women in German warfare to women in Roman warfare as Tacitus described it.

7. Between "The Agricola" and "The Germania," what seemed most significant to Tacitus? What common underlying theme was observed in both books?

8. Tacitus claimed Germans felt what way about materials such as gold and silver?

9. Describe the role and power of a Roman emperor as described by Tacitus.

10. Why did Tacitus provide so much British history in "The Agricola?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Tacitus' outlook of Germany and Britain to the present outlook of Germany and Britain. How have the countries changed or stayed the same?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the history of the name "Germania." How did it come about, why and what made it stick?

Essay Topic 3

According to Tacitus, how had storytelling changed over generations?

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